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Citizens’ Health Information Privacy Concerns: Developing a Framework

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Privacy has been a fundamental component of healthcare for centuries. Patients disclosed sensitive health information to health professionals with the assumption this information would remain private. However, the growing role of information technology (IT) in healthcare changes the meaning of the term ‘privacy’ in this context. IT solutions used by both health professionals and citizens themselves facilitate the collection and digital storage of health data, which can be seamlessly shared among health professionals, or used by citizens to monitor their personal health indicators. Despite the benefits they offer, there are many potential barriers to the continued success of health IT solutions, including concerns for the privacy of citizens’ health data. Due to the recent emergence of these technologies, there has been little exploration of citizens’ views, leaving many unanswered questions regarding the changing role of privacy. This paper draws from the existing information privacy literature to present a framework for understanding citizens’ health information privacy concerns and the antecedents to concern in this context.

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Kenny, G., Connolly, R. (2016). Citizens’ Health Information Privacy Concerns: Developing a Framework. In: D'Ascenzo, F., Magni, M., Lazazzara, A., Za, S. (eds) Blurring the Boundaries Through Digital Innovation. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-38974-5_11

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